Mumbai, October 16 Director Karan Johar on Monday celebrated the 25th anniversary of his directorial debut ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ and thanked audience for marking his journey as a filmmaker with warmth. Released on October 16, 1998, the Hindi film starred Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji and went on to redefine new-age friendship and romance at the time. …
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Chennai, October 16 Tamil Nadu minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and senior leader of DMK Udhayanidhi Stalin has said that chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ at Pakistani players during the India-Pakistan World Cup cricket match at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, was unacceptable. The DMK leader, the son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, was referring to the crowd …
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New Delhi, October 16 The wholesale price index-based inflation remained in the negative territory for the sixth straight month in September at (-)0.26 per cent, on easing prices of food articles. The WPI-based inflation rate has been in the negative since April and was (-)0.52 per cent in August. In September last year, it was 10.55 per cent. Inflation in …
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Prayagraj (UP), October 16 The Allahabad High Court on Monday acquitted Surender Koli and Maninder Singh Pandher in the infamous Nithari serial killings case in Noida for lack of evidence. Both had been sentenced to death on charges of rape and murder. A total 19 cases had been lodged against businessman Pandher and his domestic help Koli in 2007. The …
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New Delhi, October 16 NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its human resources department head Amit Chakraborty on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi High Court verdict dismissing their petitions challenging their arrest and subsequent police remand in a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) – an anti-terror law. On behalf of Purkayastha and Chakravarty, senior counsel …
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London, October 16 A 39-year-old Indian-origin man in the UK has been jailed for 16 weeks and placed on the sex offenders register for seven years after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman on a train in 2021. Mukhan Singh from Sandwell in West Midlands county was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of 128 pounds by …
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Chandigarh, October 16 Just a week after the devastating fire at the PGI Nehru Hospital’s ‘C’ block, the institute was once again struck by a fire emergency, this time at the Advanced Eye Centre. The fire occurred at 9.30 am on Monday. The source of the fire was traced to the UPS battery room of the Advanced Eye Centre, where …
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Shimla, October 16 Widespread rains in Himachal Pradesh and snowfall in the upper reaches of the state led to a sharp fall in temperatures as the weather department issued a “yellow alert”, warning of heavy rains and thunderstorms on Monday. According to the India Meteorological Department, the western disturbance would continue to impact the state till Tuesday and weather would …
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New Delhi, October 16 Ahead of the 2024 general election, the Supreme Court on Monday referred petitions challenging the Electoral Bonds Scheme to a five-judge Constitution Bench, saying it involved an important constitutional issue. “In view of the importance of the issue raised, and having regard to Article 145(3) of the Constitution, the matter be placed before a Bench of …
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New Delhi, October 13 A Delhi court on Friday sent AAP leader Sanjay Singh, arrested in a money-laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise scam, to judicial custody till October 27. Special Judge MK Nagpal sent Singh to jail after the probe agency produced him before the court on expiry of his custodial custody granted earlier. The anti-money laundering …
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